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Milling machinery owner Tom Bailey is mysteriously murdered after mining operator Jackson Decker ordered one of his men to seize the expensive equipment. Assigned to the case is Captain Wayne Decker, Jackson Decker’s son, and Colonel Frenchy of the Royal Mounted Police. Also joining in the search for the killer is Tom Bailey’s daughter June. Once the investigation finds that Jackson Decker is actually innocent of all charges, the search turns towards an independent group of criminals trying to gain possession of the best gold mines. Through near brushes with death and plenty of action the Royal Mounted Police emerge victorious. Bonus Features: Bios| Trailers| Photo Gallery| Scene Selection Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital; 245 minutes; B/W; 1.33:1- Aspect Ratio; MPAA – R; Year – 1945; SRP - $19.99.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top-notch UNIVERSAL serial!!!,
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Universal has the reputation of delivering plodding serials. I disagree. They just add more plot than Republic or Columbia, and in the strange world of serials, this seems to slow things down a little. But fans of Universal love their serials being treated in a more respectible fashion, more like an actual feature film.
Addison Richards, usually a bad-guy boss, plays the falsely accused father of our mountie hero and Milburn Stone, usually a hero in Universal serials, plays the no-good bad-guy!!! Bill Kennedy is a bland hero-type mountie and George Dolenz plays his equally bland sidekick Frenchy!!! Character actor Paul E. Burns plays a shady character named Latitude Bucket. You never know for sure who's side he's on and he's fun to watch, pretty much stealing every scene he's in! Robert (KING KONG) Armstrong is another baddie and Ray Taylor, an old hand at these things, directs. All-in-all, this is an interesting, well-made romp down memory lane for vetern serial watchers. Good stuff all 'round. Recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"The King of Serials ~ The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)",
This review is from: Royal Mounted Rides Again [VHS] (VHS Tape)
VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present "The Royal Mounted Rides Again" (1945) (Dolby digitally remastered), with 13 Chapters of vintage serial episodes loaded with action sequences...story line takes as a miner is murdered and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are on the trail...is Milburn Stone of "Gunsmoke" fame responsible for those distasteful deeds of wrong doing...who is behind all the goings on to take over the gold mines...some great scenes with action, fisticuffs and hard riding all within 13 exciting chapters...will the Royal Mounted Police who always get their man succeed in bringing justice back to the locals.....don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "Flaming Showdown"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.
Under director's Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins, two of the best in the Serial genre, producer Morgan B. Cox, original screenplay Tom Gibson, Joseph O'Donnell and Harold Channing Wire, musical score by Milton Rosen, Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner and Paul Sawtell...the cast includes George Dolenz (Constable 'Frenchy' Moselle), Bill Kennedy (Cpl. J. Wayne Decker), Daun Kennedy (June Bailey), Milburn Stone (Brad Taggart), Robert Armstrong (Jonathan Price), Paul E. Burns ('Latitude' Bucket), Rondo Hatton (Bull Andrews), Danny Morton (Eddie 'Dancer' Clare), Richard Alexander (Blackie LaRock), Ed Cassidy (Mining Straw Boss at Decker), Lane Chandler (Nick, outlaw miner), Jack Kirk (Miner with Fortune Teller)...Sol Gorss (stunt double for Bill Kennedy).....back to the feature as Universal Pictures is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Conaska Gold 2. The Avalanche Trap 3. River on Fire 4. Skyline Target 5. Murder Taboggan 6. One-Car Accident 7. Buckboard Runaway 8. Thundering Water 9,. Dead Men for Decoys 10.Derringer Death 11.Night Trail Danger 12.Twenty Dollar Double Cross 13.Flaming Showdown If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video: VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS: 1. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) 2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan) 3. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon) 4. Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford) 5. The Phantom (Tom Tyler) 6. Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane) 7. Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke) 8. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry) 9. Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon) 10.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling) 11.Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd) 12.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe) 13.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton) 14.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr) If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...check out another release from VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present Zane Grey's "King of the Royal Mounted" (1940) (digitally remastered), 12 Chapters of vintage serial loaded with action sequences...is there a discovered substance called "Compound X", which may cure infantile paralysis...has Tom Merritt stumbled on such a rare find...is there a war between Canada and sources known later as the "Father Land".....get out there as they're going fast, this is the one you've been waiting for. Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "The Royal Mounted Rides Again" (1945), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em! Total Time: 245 mins on 2 VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 1722 ~ (7/19/2001)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lively action but a lot of dialogue,
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"The Royal Mounted Rides Again" is a 13-chapter serial released by Universal in 1945, directed by Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins, with original screenplay by Joseph O'Donnell, Tom Gibson and Harold C. Wire.
The story takes place in Northwest Canada, near the Alaska border, around 1900. At Canaska, mining company owner Jackson Decker (Addison Richards) sends the manager of his copper mine, Brad Taggart (Milburn Stone) to buy, at any price, milling machinery from miner Tom Bailey (Guy Beach). Bailey is unwilling to sell, since he has just discovered a rich vein of gold, and learning that no one else knows of the find Taggart shoots Bailey. But Taggart is careless in disposing of the body; some gold nuggets are found in the dead man's pockets, starting a gold rush in Canaska. The tunnel to the strike has to be blown up so it won't be located from Bailey's mine, delaying recovery of the gold by several serial movie chapters. Corporal Wayne (Bill Kennedy) is investigating the murder, even though he is really Decker's son, chosen for his understanding of mining operations. He is helped by Constable "Frenchy" Moselle (George Dolenz). Soon Bailey's daughter June (Daun Kennedy) arrives, assuring everyone that Decker is the murderer, which is the prevailing attitude owing to his aggressive business practices. She restarts the mill on her late father's property, to be run by Lode MacKenzie (Tom Fadden). This is done in cooperation with the Mounties, who hope to track any raw gold that comes from Bailey's find by matching it with the nuggets found on his body. But our bad guys busy themselves trying to avoid detection by blowing up properties, creating landslides, forest fires and generally being a real nuisance, while they try to tunnel through to the gold pocket from Decker's copper mine. For those who like serials with simple plots, clearly defined good and evil characters, and little dialogue -- this isn't the right choice. As a serial about the Mounties it could use more action, but considered as a Universal Western it isn't bad at all, and there are no attacks by Indians. The cliffhangers aren't as elaborate as those in Republic's serials, but compensate by not dominating the plot, which is already burdened with complications typical of Universal serials. In addtion to Taggart, there is a crooked saloon owner, Jonathan Price (Robert Armstrong) and his dealer, Eddie "Dancer" Clare (Danny Morton) who has some talents beyond cards. June Bailey's friend, Dille Clark (Helen Bennett) is pretending to be a fortune teller, Madame Mysterioso, to help spread rumors of Jackson Decker's guilt. And another mysterious character, Latitude Bucket (Paul E. Burns) seems to be working on all sides simultaneously. Taggart's chief henchman is Bunker (Joseph Haworth) with help from Kent, Grail and Archer (George Lloyd, George Eldridge and William Haade). Inside the saloon near the office, maybe guarding the place or maybe asleep is Bull Andrews (Rondo Hatton), whose ominous features are best known from his role as the "Hoxton Creeper" in the 1944 Sherlock Holmes film "The Pearl of Death." There is even a pair of characters, Division Superintendent MacDondald and Sergeant Ladue (Selmer Jackson and Daral Hudson) who get screen credit, but who are there mostly for the acted-out chapter introductions that Universal thought better than spoken narration or printed text. While these add to the already talk-filled chapters they are fairly short in this serial. Bill Kennedy isn't exactly a memorable actor, and his partner, George Dolenz isn't a lot better, but the needs here are not great, and both look fine in Mountie uniforms. We get a stronger characterization from their boss, Sergeant Nelson (Joseph Crehan), Wayne's father Jackson Decker (Addison Richards) and certainly from Milburn Stone and Paul E. Burns. And it wouldn't be a Universal serial without stock footage, including horse-drawn fire wagons that might have been in actual use when filmed. We also get some of the "lumber camp" footage, used in the 1936 serial "Adventures of Frank Merriwell" and doubtless old at that time. But most of this is well-integrated with the new footage. VCI's edition, # 8483 is on a single DVD. The source print is better than many from 1940's Universal serials, though a little mysterious. The main title lacks both "presenter" credit and copyright, and the image isn't especially sharp. The rest of the titles, and the chapters themselves are better, properly framed with little in the way of "dirt" or scratches, and the gray scale is good. The sound is clear, with adequate frequency response and little noise, though some "sprocket buzz" is occasionally heard. After the opening title, with a still-frame background, the rest of the credits look like the originals, but the transition to them puts a speed glitch in the sound. The same copy of the credits is used on all chapters, with MPPDA certificate number 10997. All of the "next week" titles appear to have been created for the video edition, not in the style used by Universal in 1945, failing to mention the next chapter number and even calling it an "episode." Authenticity of the chapter titles is suspect; Chapter 12 is identified as "Twenty Dollar Double Cross" while the lobby card shown on the package and in the "Photo Gallery" has "Doublecross" as a single word. "Extras" are not numerous; the "Photo Gallery" consists of three pictures, the above-mentioned lobby card, a posed picture of Daun Kennedy and Bill Kennedy, and one production still picture with the two Mounties and Lode MacKenzie with Latitude Bucket. There are "Bio's" of Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor, Bill Kennedy and Milburn Stone. The only other item is a "Cliff Hanger Promo" with short clips from trailers used to advertise VCI's serial releases. While Universal made better serials, this one holds up fairly well if approached with the right expectations. There are some well-known cast members, the plot has interesting twists and even the recap dialogue doesn't seem too redundant when watched with at least a day between chapters. VCI's print is decent, the sound is clear and the price is reasonable. A good release, especially for serial fans.
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